Pat Pearce Carnival
This Inter-Association carnival between NEJTA (North Eastern Junior Tennis Association), NSJTA (North Suburban Junior Tennis Association), ERT (Eastern Region Tennis), and Waverley Tennis is held each year. Associations take turns in hosting the carnival. This event is played by boys and girls of two age groups: 15 & under and 13 & under.
The Mrs Pat Pearce Memorial Shield commenced in 1954 and a new format was introduced in 1989. The 65th year of the event was played in 2019.
AWARDS PRESENTED:
- Wally Freeman Award is given to the Best and Fairest Player in the Carnival.
- Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award is for the Best and Fairest Player in the opposite age group to the Wally Freeman winner.
- Best 13&U Girl and Boy and Best 15&U Girl and Boy
The 66th Mrs Pat Pearce Memorial Shield Tennis Carnival is scheduled to be held from Friday 1st October to Sunday 3rd October 2021. Waverley Tennis will be hosting the event at Robinson Reserve.
(Please note that 2020 was not held because of COVID-19.)
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Back: Lyn Gillen (Manager), Kate Smith, Tawananyasha Manzvera, Prisha Baliga, Mineth Nawarathna, Emma Frerker, Joshua Huang, Pratisha Selvaraj (Manager)
Front: Steven Klasan, Zara Lumanovski, Nithesa Selvaraj, Nenyasha Manzevera, Leona Doan, Aedan Nelson
The 65th Mrs Pat Pearce Carnival was held at Boroondara Tennis Centre on 13 & 14 July 2019.
Congratulations to our players for winning the carnival! Waverley Tennis was announced as winner of the event in 2019 making it 5 wins in a row. An outstanding achievement. It is Waverley Tennis' turn to host this event in 2020.
Team Managers Lyn Gillen & Prathisa Selvaraj.
Read more about this year's event on theTennis Victoria website.
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Prisha Baliga | Mineth Nawarathna | Nithesa Selvaraj | Aedan Nelson |
Leona Doan | Tawananyasha Manzvera | Zara Lumanovski | Nenyasha Manzvera |
Emma Frerker | Joshua Huang | Kate Smith | Steven Klasan |
Award Winners
Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award: Nenyasha Manzvera
13 & U Girl: Nithesa Selvaraj
15 & U Girl: Prisha Baliga
15 & U Boy: Mineth Nawarathna
Back: Sienna Opray, Aarmaya Chandran, Julia Kendall, Neel Mohan, Mineth Nawarathna, Benjamin Krnic, Nathanael Haryanto, Alvin Li, Nithesa Selvaraj
Front: Elicia Kim, Alexis Stergiopoulos, Joanna Wietrzyk, Sam Kim, Leona Doan, Aryan Mohan, Samuel Johnston
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Joanna Wietrzyk | Neel Mohan | Nithesa Selvaraj | Nathanael Haryanto |
Leona Doan | Sam Kim | Elicia Kim | Alvin Li |
Julia Kendall | Benjamin Krnic | Alexis Stergiopoulos | Samuel Johnston |
Aarmaya Chandran | Mineth Nawarathna | Sienna Opray | Aryan Mohan |
Award Winner
Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award: Nathanael Haryanto
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Tallie Collins | Neel Mohan | Aarmaya Chandran | Sam Kim |
Chiara Antonacci | Nik Jovic | Leona Doan | Cameron Linn |
Joanna Wietrzyk | Tristan Lai | Emma Frerker | Benjamin Krnic |
Eliza Doan | Josum Sullivan | Nithesa Selvaraj | Joshua Huang |
Award Winners
Wally Freeman Award: Tallie Collins
13 & U Boy: Sam Kim
15 & U Boy: Neel Mohan
Back: Lyn Gillen (Manager) Angus Roberts Cassidy Denny Tallie Collins Tobias Wietrzyk Hasan Bekir Joanna Wietrzyk Adam Vermeer Aditya Ajit
Front: Aarmaya Chandran Mineth Nawarathna Celina Yang Marko Pavicic Zena Makantasis Eliza Doan Sam Kim Lucia Placidi
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Tallie Collins | Aditya Ajit | Aarmaya Chandran | Sam Kim |
Cassidy Denny | Hasan Bekir | Eliza Doan | Mineth Nawarathna |
Lucia Placidi | Angus Roberts | Zena Makantasis | Marko Pavicic |
Joanna Wietrzyk | Tobias Wietrzyk | Celina Yang | Adam Vermeer |
Award Winners
Wally Freeman Award: Tobias Wietrzyk
13 & U Girl: Eliza Doan
Celina Yang, Alice Kafer, Sarah Craig, Jade Cunningham, Isabelle Papazyan, Joanna Wietrzyk, Tallie Collins, Liam Louzado, Chiara Antonacci, Louis Pockett, Andrew Ilett, Aditya Ajit, Jordan Batis, Hasan Bekir
Front: Max Flaherty, Tobias Wietrzyk
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Jade Cunningham | Liam Louzado | Tallie Collins | Max Flaherty |
Alice Kafer | Tobias Wietrzyk | Isabelle Papazyan | Andrew Ilett |
Chiara Antonacci | Louis Pockett | Joanna Wietrzyk | Aditya Ajit |
Sarah Craig | Hasan Bekir | Celina Yang | Jordan Batis |
Award Winners
Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award: Max Flaherty
13 & U Girl: Isabelle Papazyan
15 & U Boy: Liam Louzado
2014 - the event was hosted by NSJTA and held at Royal Park
The carnival was won by North Suburban, 2nd North Eastern, 3rd Waverley and 4th Eastern Region
Our team competed well and had a great team spirit. The Waverley team :-15 & under: Cassidy Denny, Melanie Kempson, Bianca Jones, Belle Thompson, Jordan Arazi, Lawrence Barbuto, Nicholas Gourgoulis, Liam Louzado
13 & under: Chiara Antonacci, Tallie Collins, Liana Rhodes, Zoey Tan, Elvin Dolic, Max Flaherty, Nicholas Smith, Tobias WietrzykVoting for Event: Best 13 & under Boy: Max Flaherty Best 15 & under Boy: Liam Louzado
Audrey Teo, winner of Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award
Back: Darrin Lim Belle Thompson Todd Aleksic Kelly Martin Priscilla Dawson Natasha Van Bemmel
Centre: Omar Fields Rachel Lee Klemens Haberberger Jaide Collins Daniel Nguyen Emma Leech Jayde Viccars Matthew Cook
Front: Graeme Gillen (Manager) Christopher Wickenton Melanie Woodward Alex Van de Steenoven Lyn Gillen (Manager) Nathan Ponton Cassie Bengough Ryan Draffin Alison Leydin (Manager)
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Jayde Viccars | Ryan Draffin | Melanie Woodward | Klemens Haberberger |
Jaide Collins | Nathan Ponton | Emma Leech | Todd Aleksic |
Cassie Bengough | Omar Fields | Kelly Martin | Daniel Nguyen |
Rachel Lee | Alex Van de Steenoven | Belle Thompson | Matthew Cook |
Priscilla Dawson | Christopher Wickenton | Natasha Van Bemmel | Darren Lim |
Award Winners
13 & U Boy: Matthew Clark
15 & U Boy: Ryan Draffin
Back: Darrin Lim Belle Thompson Todd Aleksic Kelly Martin Priscilla Dawson Natasha Van Bemmel
Centre: Omar Fields Rachel Lee Klemens Haberberger Jaide Collins Daniel Nguyen Emma Leech Jayde Viccars Matthew Cook
Front: Graeme Gillen (Manager) Christopher Wickenton Melanie Woodward Alex Van de Steenoven Lyn Gillen (Manager) Nathan Ponton Cassie Bengough Ryan Draffin Alison Leydin (Manager)
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
Jayde Viccars | Ryan Draffin | Melanie Woodward | Klemens Haberberger |
Jaide Collins | Nathan Ponton | Emma Leech | Todd Aleksic |
Cassie Bengough | Omar Fields | Kelly Martin | Daniel Nguyen |
Rachel Lee | Alex Van de Steenoven | Belle Thompson | Matthew Cook |
Priscilla Dawson | Christopher Wickenton | Natasha Van Bemmel | Darren Lim |
Award Winners
13 & U Boy: Matthew Clark
15 & U Boy: Ryan Draffin
Back: Joshua Tran (Wally Freeman Award winner), George Mitsas, Ben Jones, Stephanie Raux, Nathan Ponton, Ryan Draffin, Fedja Bilic, Will Ma, Robert Hilbig, Alana Parnaby, Annabelle Andrinopoulos (Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi winner), Madeline Skaras
Front: Taylor Petrucci, Aaron Addison, Elizabeth Kalyvas, Stacey Ponton, Jayde Viccars, Anna Li, Noelleda Ah San
Absent: Stephanie Hughes
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
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Stephanie Hughes | Robert Hilbig | Noelleda Ah San | Aaron Addison |
Elizabeth Kalyvas | Benjamin Jones | Annabelle Andrinopoulos | Fedja Bilic |
Alana Parnaby | George Mitsas | Anna Li | Ryan Draffin |
Stacey Ponton | Taylor Petrucci | Stephanie Raux | William Ma |
Madeline Skaras | Joshua Tran | Jayde Viccars | Nathan Ponton |
Award Winners
Waverley scooped the pool in Awards.
Wally Freeman Award: Joshua Tran
Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award: Annabelle Andrinopoulos
13 & Under Girl: Annabelle Andrinopoulos
13 & Under Boy: Will Ma
15 & Under Girl: Madeline Skaras
15 & Under Boy: Joshua Tran
Holding the Pat Pearce Shield and her Best 15&U Girl Trophy is Madeline Skaras.
With her Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Trophy and Best 13&U Girl Trophy is Annabelle Andrinopoulos.
With the Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Perpetual Shield and his Best 13&U Trophy is Will Ma.
With the Wally Freeman Trophy and Best 15&U Trophy is Joshua Tran.
Annabelle Andrinopoulos with her Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Shield and Trophy and Best 13&U Girl Trophy
Back: Omar Jasika Annabelle Andrinopoulos Rita Kaldawi Binasa Beslagic Taylor Petrucci Stephen Kaldawi
Middle: Pat Wright (Manager) Lilyana Dragojevic Joshua Tran Natalia Draca Robert Hilbig Madeline Skaras Lachlan Gillespie Brian Hovey (Manager) Len Pratt (Manager)
Front: Matthew Nickels Belinda Woolcock Alex Ilia Dejan Erakovic Alana Parnaby Daniel White Renee Tsongas
Absent: Elizabeth Kalyvas Karen Butler (Manager) Alex Tran (Manager)
Girls 15 & Under | Boys 15 & Under | Girls 13 & Under | Boys 13 & Under |
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Binasa Beslagic | Dejan Erakovic | Annabelle Andrinopoulos | Alex Ilia |
Natalia Draca | Lachlan Gillespie | Lilyana Dragojevic | Omar Jasika |
Elizabeth Kalyvas | Robert Hilbig | Rita Kaldawi | Stephen Kaldawi |
Madeline Skaras | Matthew Nickels | Alana Parnaby | Taylor Petrucci |
Renee Tsongas | Daniel White | Belinda Woolcock | Joshua Tran |
Award Winners
Pat Semmens/Angelo Cianchi Award: Joshua Tran
13 & Under Girl: Belinda Woolcock
13 & Under Boy: Joshua Tran